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She‑Hulk, the rumor mill, and one enigmatic reply
Tatiana Maslany—best known for her breakout performance in Orphan Black and the brusque, fourth-wall–aware Jennifer Walters in She‑Hulk: Attorney at Law—recently took a playful swing at renewed speculation over her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Asked about reports that she declined a return for Avengers: Doomsday, Maslany answered with a coy shrug: "You never know. I don't know either. Do you know?" The comment, delivered in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, was both teasing and deliberately vague—exactly the kind of thing that fuels fan conversation.
The She‑Hulk TV series arrived in the MCU nearly four years ago, offering a lighter, comedy-forward tone than many of Marvel's big-screen tentpoles. Yet the character has not yet made a direct leap to theaters, and as Marvel enters Phase 6—tightening its theatrical slate and gearing up for world-shaking ensemble films—questions about which TV-origin heroes will transition to the big screen have intensified.
How She‑Hulk compares to other MCU returns
Marvel has handled returns and crossovers in varying ways: Wanda Maximoff's arc moved between TV (WandaVision) and major films, while Loki remained largely within Disney+ seasons before influencing broader timelines. Compared to those examples, She‑Hulk's absence from a theatrical entry stands out—but it's also not unprecedented. Characters like Moon Knight and Ms. Marvel took time to integrate into the larger cinematic narrative, and Disney/Marvel's strategy often hinges on story needs rather than chronology.
Fans and outlets like ScreenRant have been quick to interpret every interview and social media post as a sign. Maslany herself has previously poked fun at rumors—mocking stories that claimed she was written out of Deadpool & Wolverine on the Comedy Bang! Bang podcast—suggesting much of the chatter is industry gossip amplified by speculation.
Behind the headlines, practical reasons explain the uncertainty: scheduling, tone mismatches between a comedic She‑Hulk and darker Avengers arcs, and Marvel's deliberate secrecy. The Russo brothers are wrapping additional photography on Avengers: Doomsday while preparing for Avengers: Secret Wars, and the studio has not officially confirmed or denied She‑Hulk's presence in the Phase 6 finale.
Trivia for fans: despite her TV visibility, She‑Hulk remains one of the more curious cases of a streaming-to-theater transition that hasn't happened yet—giving both fans and Marvel creative teams plenty to debate.
As Avengers: Doomsday is currently slated for December 2026 (noted in Persian sources as 27 Azar 1405), expect more moments like this—teasing replies, rumors, and strategic silence—until Marvel makes a formal announcement. For now, Maslany's tone—wry and elusive—keeps the possibility open without promising anything.
Ultimately, whether She‑Hulk storms the big screen or remains a streaming cornerstone may come down to narrative fit rather than headlines. Either way, the conversation reveals how much audiences crave connective tissue between Marvel's TV experiments and its cinematic blockbusters.
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